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FEED BOXFOR STOCK. No. 268,150. Patented Nov. 28, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED D. TINGLEY, OF NEW YORK, f. Y.

FEED-BOX FOR STOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,150, dated November28, 1882.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED D. TINGLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Boxes forStock;

' and I do hereby declare the following to be a consists of a flexiblereversible feed and watering cup or box and means for operating thesame, by which stock can be watered and fed while in the car withoutrequiring any change whatever in the form or construction of theordinary stock-cars now in general use.

The improvement is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the same, showingits appearance andposition when located along the side of a track and on one side of car;and Fig. 2, a detail view.

My present form of feed-boxes may be used in connection with a swingingframe and its attachments, which form the subject of anoth orapplication .for Letters Patent filed by me March 25, 1882. In thepresent application, however, the form of frame is different, and thereis only retained the idea of the independ ent lateral and verticalmovement of the feedboxes, the means of connecting the water-pipe withthe feed-cups by separateflexible pipes, and the cut-off mechanism.

A A represent posts located at a convenient position along either sideof a cartrack, which are firmly planted in the ground or on a suitableplatform or supports and securely braced, and on which are rigidlymounted a central rod, D, and an upper main water-pipe, I. 1

L represents my present form of feed-box, which is composed of stoutcanvas drawn over and fastened around a flat metallic rim, m. This rimmay be made of gas-pipe; but I prefer the flat form.

the metallic rim, or bolted, as shown, to and between the ends of themetallic rim m. At their outerends the rods 0 are provided withhand-holds s to assist in the manipulation of the feed-boxes. l

H represents a block arranged to slide on center rod, D, and heldthereon by hoop-bands '6 i. It is provided with a lateral central slot,in the outer end of which is pivoted a cam-lever, 1, and also with agrooved loose block, 12, held within the slot by the cam-lever and oneof the bands'i. The handleOis passed through this slot, which is groovedat its rear end to conform to the contour of the handle and confined toits place in said slot by the pressure of cam-lever l on block 11.. Thecam-lever is made to fit with suflicient tightness in the block thatwhen pressed against block 2 it will hold the handle 0 in place withoutfurther means of restraint. The cam-lever is also shown provided with asmall hole at its outer end for the insertion of the bent end of asuitable handle, so that the lever can be operated by an at--tendantstanding at the side of the frame. The under side of the block His also grooved to bear upon the central rod, D. The space between theundersideof the block and the bands iis made sufliciently great topermit the blocks to be given a rolling motion, so that the handles Oand feed-boxes can be tipped up or down, as may be necessary in pushingthe feedboxes in and out between the slats at any height. i I

G and E are rests for the feed-box handles, mounted on suitablesupports, 1 2 3 4. O and E are situated at a distance from and a numberof inches lower than the central rod in order to support the feed-boxeswhen they are pushed into a car at points lower or higher than thecentral rod. The feed-boxes are provided'with overflow-pipes r, runningthrough i the rim m, which, when the boxes are pushed into the car, willextend outside of the car and permit the overflow of water to run out ofthe car instead of in it, thus keeping the ear dry.

I is a main water-conducting pipe extending the whole length of theframe and held inv brackets on the top of posts A, and attached to saidpipe and leading to the feed-boxes are supplementary flexible pipes t,"asand for the Oisagas-pipeha-ndlescrewedintoorthrough l purposedescribed in my previous. patent.

Vh'en it is desired to use a portion only of the water-cups the watercan be out off from the remaining ones by the use of a cut-off, R,located at the junction of each flexible pipe with the main pipe.

When it is desired to feed the stock several quarts of feed are placedin each of the boxes L, (but not enough to fill it to its utmostcapacity,) which, by reason of the flexible material of the box, canthen be pushed through between the slats of an ordinary stock-carwithout spilling any of the contents, and carried directly under thehead of the animal to be fed. The box and handle are then held securelyin place by swinging the lever l against the block pp hen it isnecessaryio water the stock lever l is released, the feed-box handleturned, which reverses the flexible box L, and water is admitted frommain conducting pipe and flexible pipes. As some animals refuse to drinkwater contaminated with feed, a supply of clean pure water is thusprovided. It is apparent, however, that these flexible boxes can be usedboth for feeding and watering, if desired, Without reversing the same,in which case the locking mechanism can be dis pensed with, and alateral sliding block with simply an aperture through it to accommodatethe movement of the handle can be used, as shown in my pendingapplication before mentioned.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a stock-car feeding device, the sliding, flexible, and reversiblefeed and water box, substantially as described.

2. The combination of said flexible feed-box with sliding block H,provided with lever l and block 19, substantially as described.

3. The combination of flexible feed-box and handles, the lateralindependent moving and rolling or tilting support-blocks and theirsupports, the main water and conducting pipe, and the flexibleconnecting-pipes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED D. TINGLEY.

Witnesses:

G. W. F. SWARTZELL, JNo. W. Sum.

